Takefu knives

Beautiful traditional Japanese sickle handcrafted in laminated steel from Takefu Knives Village. Brand born in 1991 in Echizen Fukui, a city in Japan famous since 1400 for the production of knives.

Kama Features:

Use: collection / gardening

Blade: CladSteel carbon steel with 62 / 64HRC White Paper Steel (Shirogami) cutting edge and 33-layer "Suminagashi" damask
Lama origin: Japanese craftsmanship
Handle: Wood
Packaging: -
Blade length: 195mm
Total length: 430mm
Blade thickness: 3.7mm
Handle length: 360mm
Weight: 264g

The kama is a traditional agricultural tool typical of Japan and Okinawa, similar to a small sickle used to harvest wheat, and also used as a weapon. Before being used in martial arts, kama was used extensively in Asia to cut crops, especially rice.

He was born in 1949 and is the 3rd generation of Okada Uchihamono. He is originally a blacksmith of gardening tools such as a sickle. In recent years, he has started to produce unique kitchen knife like your bought Takobiki. The Traditional Craftsman is the so-called Dentoukougeishi (Traditional Craftsman) which is the Accreditation Examination conducted by the Traditional Crafts Industry Promotion Association Foundation in accordance with Section 8 of Section 24 of the Act on Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries

Knife Features:

Use: vegetables / meat / fish

Blade: CladSteel carbon steel with 62 / 64HRC White Paper Steel (Shirogami) cutting edge and 33-layer Damask "Suminagashi"
Origin Knife: Japanese craftsmanship
Handle: SandalWood, very hard and water resistant
Packing: in cardboard with Japanese writing
Blade Length: 150mm
Total Length: 275mm
Thickness Blade: 3mm
Length Grip: 114mm
Weight: 86g

Takefu Knives Village è un marchio nato nel 1991 a Echizen Fukui, città del Giappone famosa dal 1400 per la produzione di coltelli.

Il brand Takefu knives si fonda sull'unione di 10 artigiani locali che forgiano a mano ogni coltello

L'acciaio delle lame, prodotto dalla Takefu Steel, viene realizzato con la tecnica del "clad steel" tagliente in VG10 a 61HRC e placche laterali in damasco laminato.

Caratteristiche del coltello:

Impiego: carne/pesce/verdura

Lama: in acciaio CladSteel con tagliente in inox VG-10 a 60/62HRC
Provenienza Lama: Giappone 
Impugnatura: SandalWood, legno molto duro e resistente all'acqua
Confezione: in cartone con scritte giapponesi
Lunghezza Lama: 115mm 
Lunghezza Totale: 280mm 
Spessore Lama: 2,0mm 
Lunghezza Impugnatura: 115mm 
Peso: 78g

* Non ogni coltello viene firmato sulla lama dall'artigiano che l'ha realizzato